Three only vaguely connected items that I thought you might want to know about:
From Amanda Marcotte: Skepticon Demonstrates That Pro-Fun Means Anti-Harassment
From Jessica at The Friendly Atheist: Uganda Passes ‘Kill the Gays’ Bill
From Think by Numbers: Government Spends More on Corporate Welfare Subsidies than Social Welfare Programs
Well, there is an appropriately ironic countermeasure to take against Uganda.
It works like this (youtube video).